This is apparently the team to face Germany…
Pickford
Walker Stones Maguire
Trippier Rice Phillips Shaw
Saka Kane Sterling
From the looks of that Southgate is doing what Rooney and Neville said the other day about matching up to Germany and stopping their wing backs and midfield from dominating. A bit negative but perhaps Southgate is living and dying by being careful and it might just work.
This is a German side who in the past year have lost 6-0 to Spain, lost at home to North Macedonia in the World Cup qualifiers and only just managed to draw at home to Hungary so it’s not a very good German team. Of course they always manage to be better than the form book suggests but if England play well they shouldn’t be too worried by this side. They did score 4 against Portugal but a big part of that was Portuguese naivety allowing Goosens to keep crossing without consequence. For all of Southgate’s faults I can’t see him allowing that to happen.
England 2-1 Germany.
Sorry for dooming you with my prediction 😂 (though I was right about France going out against Switzerland)
England vs Germany
posted on 29/6/21
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Portugal lined up against Germany's 3-4-3 with more creative/attacking talent on the pitch than Germany and got eviscerated, mainly because the German formation and use of wing backs kept creating 5 vs 4 overloads against the Portuguese defence. Just about every respectable tactical analyst has been suggesting England should match Germany with a 3-4-3 this week. We can quibble with the personnel, for instance making Walker the third CB and playing a more attacking wing back, and/or selecting Bellingham instead of Phillips, would have put a more attacking emphasis on the same formation. On the other hand, would you want a player like Saka who is pretty inexperienced defensively up against Kimmich (arguably Germany's finest player at the moment) or Gosens (probably MOTM vs Portugal)?
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Oh look, I was right about everything.
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pretty much.
The comments from the fan base is worrying. Its like people think we are a brazil or we have players as fine as the finest dutch generation.
we have a few young good attachers, average midfielders and average defenders. What south gate is apid to do is pick the best formation to win games, not play footy manager.
3 attackers against germany was the right call. Hungary frustrated them and it showed today again. play more attackers and a traditional 4-4-2 and I wouldnt have been surprised if germany was 2-0 uo at half time.
Its quite simple lads, we are going to sufficate opponents and use our direct attackers plus kane to scoire the goals we need.
Given the paucity of our midfield thats the best option really.
Maybe after we win a tournament then we can start talking about imposing our game on opponents
posted on 29/6/21
Just out of interest I wonder what that Jose has to say today.
posted on 29/6/21
Pickford always has a good game for England.
I MUST JUST SAY HOW CHUFFED I AM. WE JUST BEAT GERMANY FAIR AND SQUARE.
Excuse the capitals, but they were deserved.
posted on 29/6/21
I've just given you 5 stars Robb.
posted on 29/6/21
Although the thread was kept going by three of us
posted on 29/6/21
comment by ...TUX... (U22398)
posted 51 minutes ago
comment by Freedom FC (Diamond Hands) (U7214)
posted 9 minutes ago
What did Kane offer besides that tap in
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Diddly.
Not sure why he's our captain tbh.
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HIlarious reading Spurs fans still defending him
posted on 29/6/21
Well done Robb, good predo buddy.
🍺🍺🍺
posted on 29/6/21
Why can't I give more than 5*? This article deserves more
I think Robb is our German slayer!
posted on 29/6/21
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 5 hours, 32 minutes ago
Not a very good side, the creativity in the midfield is non existant. Germany are not very good, but I doubt that team will worry them.
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What a plonker you are.
posted on 29/6/21
Damn, if I had seen Sandy's comment I would have put 100 bucks on England to win.